Man's body found in Porirua Duck Pond

Police are at the scene of a sudden death in Porirua.

Emergency services are investigating after a body was found in a duck pond in Porirua.

Police say there were called to a sudden death after a member of the public found the body of a man at 11.15am.

He was in a pond near Warspite Avenue in Cannons Creek.

The Police National Dive Squad was called in to help and has now recovered the body.

A post mortem will be carried out to formally identify the man and determine cause of death.

The death will also be referred to the Coroner.